The Irish standard., 1887-11-26

be fairly opened. The first three
applicants were received at the Homl
Tuesday night. It is expected that s.
or so Old soldiers will take advantage q
}; the comforts Of the Home before thf
winter is over.
! The city engineer has concluded te
fix up the Holden street bridge, and :
crew of men began work Tuesday
morning. The expense will be de
frayed by the st. Louis railroad com.
pany, as they originally built that por
tion of the bridge.
The new Catholic Church (St. Law
rence) situated on Twelfth avenue
southeast and Seventh street. Z. d..
will be blessed tomorrow. Mass will
celebrated at 1870 a. m. Bishop Ire.
land will be present. Singing will be
conducted by the choir Of the Church of
St. Anthony of Padua.
Upwards Of seventy, five couples at
tended the Crescent club hop at NAL
colm's academy Oh Thanksgiving night.
It was the fourth party of the clubs
second season ), and in point of numbers
in attendance The largest. The next
o1.e will probably be held on the Thurs,
day following Christmas, which will be
after the close of the advent season.
AT $50 o'clock Tuesday morning fire
broke out in the workshop in the rear
of j. "A. Bixby's three-story hardwar
store at $40 Hennepin avenue. The
fire originated on the third floor. 1t
was soon extinguished. The building.
which is owned by DR.. Barnard, was
damaged about $500. MIR. Bixby's
loss will not exceed 81 200 >...-
A fair for the benefit of the Sisters Of
St. Joseph Of St. Anthony Of Padua
parish will begin at Market Hall De.
cember 18th, and will continue one
week. The proceeds will be used to
construct a building which will be a
more suitable home for the Sisters, their
present quarters being inadequate.
The various organizations in st. An
thony Of Padua parish will give their
assistance to the good work.
The funeral of Edward Egan. took
place from Holy Rosary church OF Sun
day last, at 2:30 p. m., and was largely
attended. The Ancient Order of Hi
bernians, Of which deceased was a
member, turned out In body in re-
spect to their deceased comrade and
brother, The following gentlemen
acted as pail bearers: w. S. Bayley, M /.
Moghal. +. Conway, M. Mahoney,
Stephen Gaffney and James O'Donnell.
Fielding Manor was given to q good
audience at East Side Turner Hall last
Wednesday evening by the St. Anthony
Crusaders Dramatic Club. and was fol
lowed by the laughable farce entitled
THAT Rascal Pat. F" Many Of the parts
were well taken in the first production
but of the play itself there is not so
much to be appreciated in it as there
was in former productions of the ccrn-
pany, The farce was well rendered and
we'll received.
| s. E. Olson & Co, rendered the first
| Of a series Of complimentary musicales
and hops to their many employees Wed
nesday night at Malcolm's, academy.
During the evening Messrs. Heath,
Stuart, Robinson and Dunno enter
tained the company with q annm|oer Of
vocal selections. The quartette are
great singers as was evidenced by the
rapturous applause which greeted them,
being encored again and again. Re
freshments were served at twelve
o'clock by May to oyer one hundred
persons, the guests of the firms gener-
Gus hospitality.
The following is the November tax
settlement, rs made by the county au.
dltor Of Hennepin county, extending
from June ] to November 1: State.
SIS. .4Oe, SO; county, S., 3,4O6 80; board Oh
education. 81, ,457 81; city, $4l, 1882;
towns, $l,551,3S: school districts, S.
4S5, ,5; penalties, $6,938. 10; total tax,
$92, ,969, IS. The city apportionment is
distributed as, follows: Current ex.
pense,, $1O,504,22 street fund, S3.S22
OS; interest on debt, 81, ,201, II; sinking
fund, S2,1O0,s6; library, $I,O50,44
special park assessment on property
benefited, $761, 80; street opening, ST.
l716,7O; sidewalks. s., ,554 81; sewer, So
2S7 81 water mains, Sc. .766,4l; sprink-
ling, S917,7O; paving, $l,le4, so; curb
! and gutter, 81 677, 40; collected OH terri
tory taken llto city last winter, $l59, rs;
total, s4l. .7633 80 80
a pleasant. $ urpriSe was rendered to
/ Mr.. and Mrs. Rs. sBrod derlck, at their
homes27lI Third avenue South last FIJI
|day evening, by q large numbar5o their
young friends At 80 p. q: the party
arrived and simmed diate!y commemorate g ito
itake possession OF the house. Dancing